MBA is competitive. Not just the journey within, but especially the ride into a prestigious business school. As they say, it is competitive because it is highly selective and it is highly selective because it has to stay competitive. Think of it as the snake eating its tail, excuse the gory imagery. It is natural … Read more
Gender diversity is a significant talking point, especially in the still somewhat skewed statistics of MBA education and the business world that the degree is designed for. Gender parity in graduate management education (or GME) has certainly improved in the past few decades. In a recent 2018 tally surveyed by GMAC, a number of business … Read more
What is ChatGPT? It is like asking, “what is YouTube?” back in 2005. Let’s just say it is the next big thing that is already here and causing waves. Artificial Intelligence with a mastery in language and access to vast database of information, albeit until the year 2021. You can save yourself the trouble of … Read more
If you have ventured through the internet-narnia into this article space, you probably have been considering sprucing up your career with an MBA degree. In India, this MBA option presents itself at various career stages. You can get a full-time MBA (popular as PGP) at any of the elite IIMs or other reputed schools like … Read more
Education is a global endeavour. And imparting education to everyone is the end goal – age, social and financial status, region and religion, gender, or anything else that differentiates us, aside. At the very least that is the pipe dream, globally. And to that highly utopian goal, international student mobility has provided an excellent avenue … Read more
When writing an MBA essay, you want to convince the admission committee that you are an ideal match for their business school. The last thing you want when writing an MBA essay is to leave evaluators wondering about your intended message. If your writing isn’t self-explanatory and you leave the interpretation to the admissions committee, … Read more
An applicant wants to know – What are my MBA admission chances for Harvard [or Oxford, Columbia, ISB, MIT, IIM]? Finds a free online MBA admission chances calculator that spits out a seemingly random answer with no justification. The applicant trusts this data blindly, uses it to select b-schools and lives happily ever after. If … Read more
“I have my flaws. I sing in the shower, sometimes I volunteer too much, occasionally, I’ll hit somebody with my car.” – Michael Scott, Regional Manager, Scranton Branch, Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In two delightfully short sentences, Michael Scott from The Office, with his trademark humor, summed up the contradictions and complexities involved in confronting … Read more
MBA is one of the rare professional degrees that is available to anyone and everyone at any stage of their career. Whether one is looking to attain leadership, management, investment training to enhance her existing career or shift into a new career track altogether. An MBA in its various avatars can serve the purpose beautifully, … Read more
We often get questions about the maximum and minimum age limits for pursuing an MBA. Inspirational phrases like you are never too old or young to try something new are, well, inspirational for sure. But take away the element of perseverance and motivation and all you are left with is a quote. Business schools do … Read more
In our earlier post on Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), we had interviewed the Former Head of Admissions of the CUHK MBA Programmes and discussed various aspects of the business school and its flagship MBA programme. Here’s the link: CUHK Hong Kong class profile, ranking, fees, placements, salary, admissions This time, we switch perspectives … Read more
IESE Business School in Spain is a force to reckon with, not just in Europe but also around the world. Its full-time MBA was ranked among the top 10 globally in 2022 by Financial Times. For applicants with lesser experience who’re interested in getting a business masters degree from a top business school, IESE also … Read more